Why Democrats Love Denmark by Eliza Gray
Why Democrats Love Denmark by Eliza Gray Wednesday October 14 th , 2015 at 4:41 PM TIME 1 Share When CNN’s Anderson Cooper challenged Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders on his socialist agenda in Tuesday night’s debate, Sanders countered with this: his policies aren’t so radical when you compare them to life in Denmark. The debate is not the first time Sander extolled the virtues of this tiny country of 5.6 million. But why exactly is Sanders so wild for Denmark? Here are some of the benefits of living in Denmark as opposed to the U.S.: The biggest difference is the welfare state. Denmark has one of the highest expenditures on social welfare, as compared to the other 33 countries in the OECD , spending more than 30% of its GDP on social support. The United States, by contrast, spends less than 20%. Danish kids are also smarter. For example, Danish boys rank 27th in the world in math according to the OECD’s most recent PISA, a triennial